Deaths

April 14 - John B. Sheridan, 61, sportswriter for St. Louis newspapers whose column "Back of the Home Plate" appeared in The Sporting News for many years

April 18 - Jack Stivetts, 62, pitcher for St. Louis and Boston who had six 20-win seasons, including 30-win campaigns in 1891-92; in 1892, pitched no-hitter and won twice in championship playoff

November 20 - William Hanna, 68, sportswriter for various New York newspapers since 1888, known for his florid writing style

December 9 - Rube Foster, 51, pioneer and driving force in the Negro Leagues who was owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1911 to 1925; founded the first stable Negro League, the Negro National League, in 1920, and won its first three pennants; was black baseball's premier pitcher in the century's first decade